Weight Loss & Obesity News & Features

People who have bariatric surgery double their chances of marriage or divorce. The study looked at data from 1,441 bariatric surgery patients and found that never-married patients were over 50% more likely to get married, and married patients were more than twice as likely to get divorced.

The effectiveness of the free behavioral weight management intervention will be tracked up to a year.

A new analysis of nationwide health survey data shows rates of obesity continues to rise for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds.

New research shows most American adults have not only gained more weight, but they gained most of it earlier in life.

A new study suggests keeping your bedroom dark may also significantly lower your odds of developing three major health problems.

Virginia Tech scientists are taking a deep dive into the brain chemistry that drives cravings for unhealthy fatty foods. Their goal: To find out if the nation’s ever-expanding waistline has as much to do with that’s in our heads as what we put into our bellies.

Those who ate whenever they wanted did not achieve much greater improvements in obesity-related health measures.

More lap band patients are choosing to have conversion surgery to gastric sleeve and a similar bariatric procedure known as gastric bypass. At the same time, fewer doctors are doing lap band procedures because of its limitations and side effects.

Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with low- or no-calorie sweetened beverages is associated with small decreases in weight and risks for diabetes, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

The diet that's right for you depends in large part on what you like to eat and what will fit best into your personal lifestyle.

Two specific types-- modified alternate-day fasting and the “5:2 diet” were associated with significant weight loss and other heart benefits, but long-term data is lacking.

Eating the day’s food in a single sitting and fasting for the remainder offers mice the same benefits as calorie restriction.

In a situation where you may have tried all other alternatives to losing weight, surgery might be your best bet. But which is it going to be?

What we don’t know – and what we do – about weight loss.

'Females and people with obesity may be more sensitive to artificial sweeteners, [which] may trick the brain into feeling hungry, which may in turn result in [consuming] more calories,' says a researcher.

A new study suggests that substantial weight loss by obese people may reverse related cardiovascular risks.

Learn how you can lose fat in your face through diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyle habits.

Researchers reveal differences in gut bacteria between people who did and did not lose weight 6 months to 1 year after a lifestyle modification program.

Here’s a primer on how to spot some concerning claims and make the right choices for your health, fitness, and wallet.

This number reported by the CDC has nearly doubled since 2018.

It's important that teens with obesity adopt healthy behaviors like regular physical activity and eat a balanced diet, but not adopt ‘crash diets,’ researchers say, to lower risk of premature poor health.

A new study finds there's little high-quality research to back claims that weight loss supplements actually help you lose weight.

In clinical trials, participants lost up to 15% of their body weight while taking the new drug, similar to results after weight-loss surgery.

Two reviews show that any weight loss effects of herbal and dietary compounds are minimal at best; there needs to be tighter regulation of the supplement industry, say the researchers.

I was able to make lasting changes in my fitness journey by finding the right motivation and focusing on the long game.